Senior Manager, Global Logistics Operations Planning - AME Region

Your Job

Molex is seeking a dynamic and proactive leader to provide overall direction and management of its Americas (AME) Regional Logistics Operations Planning Team in Bolingbrook IL.

Together with our Supply Chain Center Of Excellent (SCOE) Planning Team this role will support the daily tactical guidance and where required escalation activities related to Import Planning for the 3 warehouse locations in the AME region and interact with Intercompany and External Vendors, Customer Service, Third Party Service Providers and GSOP-E (Global Sales and Operations Planning & Execution) team members to ensure On time delivery/meeting agreed service & revenue targets for the overall lowest cost for Molex (International Freight, Duty, Warehouse, Inventory Holding Costs).

Core responsibilities include collaboration with manufacturing sites to ensure the appropriate mix of inbound supply to the Americas hubs, analytics specific to warehouse performance in inventory management, warehouse pick efficiency, and on time shipping to customer request dates (CRD).

Outbound intercompany shipments to regional hubs on time to stock transfer order (STO) dates by monitoring intermodal shipments.

Project team member and possible lead for programs tied to the corporate GS&OP-E (Global Sales & Operations Planning and Execution) processes.

Support Network Optimization/Fulfilment/Gravity shift implementation projects.

Partners closely with supply chain and corporate leaders to ensure E2E (end-to-end) supply chain efficiency and performance.

What You Will Do



* Support the Americas Logistics Operations Planning group on a day-to-day basis by providing advice, training, development (skillset/knowledge) and back up support where required


* Lead AME Region Fulfillment projects.

Go/No Go, Cost to Serve scenario simulation, deeper dive and evaluation.

S trategic, tactical as well as project management - implementation of Fulfillment models and options from our Factories or Vendors to our Customers.

Options to review/implement may include Merge in Transit, Incoterm Change, Vendor Managed Inventory, Permanent Drop ship etc.

Lead and Review / Consensus with relevant stake holders including e.g.

Sales, Customer Service, Finance/Tax, Trade & Customs, Warehouse, Transportation, IT, GSOP-E Divisional/Business Unit team members.


* Work with Division Global Sales & Operations Planning teams (GSOP-E e.g.

Demand Forecasting, Supply Planning, Inventory Planning, Lead Time Management) and Molex manufacturing Plants on projects and initiatives.

Utilize, develop, and leverage relevant SCOE (Supply Chain Center Of Excellence) supply chain service team members in Bangalore/India.


* Ongoing KPI monitoring and taking appropriate actions/escalation where needed related to e.g.

On time delivery performance, Revenue, per agreed service levels, Goods in transit, Inventory-Slow & Excess Inventory.

Review, communicate and agree actions with relevant stake holders in the supply ...